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Elmo Fire

The Elmo Fire had burned at least 20,700 acres and claimed eight structures, consuming land around the towns of Elmo and Dayton on the west side of Flathead Lake, as of Aug. 4, 2022. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon

Hunter D'Antuono
An aircraft dumps water on the edge of the Elmo Fire burning on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Elmo Fire burns near Elmo and Dayton on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Residents watch the Elmo Fire burn hillsides near Elmo and Dayton on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An aircraft scoops water out of Flathead Lake near Dayton to dump on the Elmo Fire on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Water scooping aircraft refill in Flathead Lake near Elmo on August 3, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A helicopter with a bucket flies over the Elmo Fire near Dayton on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Elmo Fire torches a tree and lays a thick layer of smoke over Dayton on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Smoke from the Elmo Fire burns rolls off a hillside near Dayton the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Fire Behavior Analyst Bruce Giersdorf for the Northern Rockies Incident Management Team describes efforts to fight the Elmo Fire at a public meeting at the Elmo Powwow Grounds on August 3, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Thick smoke from the Elmo Fire blankets U.S. Highway 93 near Dayton on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
A plane dumps fire retardant to contain the Elmo Fire burning on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Wildland firefighter Tyler Lambdin returns to fire camp at the Elmo Powwow Grounds after a day of fighting the Elmo Fire on August 3, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Wildland firefighter Cooper Heaton peels his boots off at fire camp at the Elmo Powwow Grounds after a day of fighting the Elmo Fire on August 3, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Wildland firefighter Alexis Hartnett performs chainsaw maintenance at fire camp at the Elmo Powwow Grounds after a day of fighting the Elmo Fire on August 3, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Flames from the Elmo Fire burn around Dayton on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
The Elmo Fire burns near Elmo and Dayton on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
Scorched hillsides burned in the Elmo Fire north of Elmo on August 3, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
An aircraft passes over the Elmo Fire near Dayton on the western shore of Flathead Lake on August 1, 2022. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

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